Woman’s Tattoos Are Mistaken for Cancer During PET/CT Scan

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A California woman got a PET scan and it was determined that her cervical cancer had spread to her pelvis. Bright areas around her lymph nodes alerted doctors to it.

The 32-year-old woman, whose name was not released, got her first diagnosis in 2012.